Marine Tondelier, national secretary and leader of The Greens party in France, has said she wanted to shut down Elon Musk’s X if it fails to bow to censorship demands.
She described the platform as a “catalyst for hatred” during a TV debate on the show Lundi, c’est politique (Monday It’s Politics) on LCP on November 18.
According to Tondelier, the social network website, which she has regularly used herself, should be “regulated or shut down”.
“This social network is a source of suffering, both as a politician and as a woman, because it is extremely violent, all the time. I feel like it has become a catalyst for hate,” she claimed.
She then claimed X could allow its users to “harm, to break people”.
“The issue is that the entire politico-media system is organised around Twitter,” Tondelier said.
Alongside X, she has also used other social networks including Instagram and Bluesky but lamented that she had “no choice but to be on X”.
Without censorship, she said: “It’s too easy — those who stay end up benefiting from it.”
In a post on X following the discussion, Tondelier added: “I don’t intend to leave it to the hate-mongers; otherwise, they win.”
Since President-elect Donald Trump’s victory and Musk’s appointment as his Minister of Government Efficiency, many X followers have announced their departure from the platform.
In mid-November 2024, Bluesky reported a user base increase from 13 million to 15 million within just weeks, with some days seeing up to one million new sign-ups.
Marine Tondelier (french green leader) : "Twitter must be regulated or prohibited." pic.twitter.com/xzwd9HjT5R
— Pierre Sautarel (@FrDesouche) November 19, 2024
